Rick Laughlin

FSTVA Owner

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Credentials:

• National Rifle Association (NRA) certified instructor and range safety officer

• United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) certified CCW instructor

• USCCA Certified Training Counselor

• State of Virginia CCW instructor

• State of Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) certified CCW instructor

• State of Maryland Certified CCW instructor

• Washington, DC Certified CCW instructor

• Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) certified health and safety instructor

• Graduate, Front Sight Firearms Training Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada

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I have lived the "Concealed Carry Lifestyle" for over 30 years.  I have over 35 years of instructional experience as a former firefighter/paramedic, and an instructor within these fields.  I have also been a deputy sheriff and a public school adult education teacher for the Virginia electrical apprenticeship program. 

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Currently, I am a corporate facilities manager, safety officer and instructor.  

 

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